The problem here is that most users are abusing this privilege that you can't find on other forums.
This forum allows the use of alts mainly for the sake of privacy. Whereas the majority of alt accounts are used to cheat bounty campaigns, scam/spam, ban evading... which is a real shame.
Topic: Having secondary/multiple accounts purpose is..? - page 2. (Read 461 times)
I'm a prime culprit in this. My main account is Jet Cash, and there ase historic reasons for me starting with this, and I use this for crypto projects. I'm also active in a few other forums, and I use Kuffy on most of those. I reg'd it as an alt here to protect the identity. Talk Merit was used to support the Fit to Talk English project. Flash Cunt was used to play with TMAN, but I don't really use that much now. Baronets is my domain name holding company, and I'll probably use that to sell some crypto domain names here.
Most of the alts are of member rank or better, and Kuffy just needs a bit of activity to join that list. I like to get the accounts up to at least member rank so that I can use the signatures for various personal projects. I have never joined any signature campaigns.
Most of the alts are of member rank or better, and Kuffy just needs a bit of activity to join that list. I like to get the accounts up to at least member rank so that I can use the signatures for various personal projects. I have never joined any signature campaigns.
- Participate in multiple campaigns on the forum. This is allowed, providing you are ethical (i.e. the accounts don’t participate in the same campaing simultaneously, thet don’t merit each other, they don’t create fake conversations amongst themselves, etc.).
- Distinguish when they are using the main account from another one from which they participate in a less demanding manner (i.e. using a phone with fat fingers will normally lead to shorter elaborated posts, and that may differ from the style one wants on his main account).
- Participate in a conversation without unveiling their main account, for fear of retaliation against their main account.
- Try to bypass bans (which they are not allowed to, except for appealing on Meta).
Now obviously people do create multiple accounts for the wrong reasons: trying to scam, bumping services (not really worth it now on the boards where it makes sense), creating a farm of accounts that merit each other and/or participate in the same campaign simultaneously, creating account to try to sell them off later on, etc.
- Distinguish when they are using the main account from another one from which they participate in a less demanding manner (i.e. using a phone with fat fingers will normally lead to shorter elaborated posts, and that may differ from the style one wants on his main account).
- Participate in a conversation without unveiling their main account, for fear of retaliation against their main account.
- Try to bypass bans (which they are not allowed to, except for appealing on Meta).
Now obviously people do create multiple accounts for the wrong reasons: trying to scam, bumping services (not really worth it now on the boards where it makes sense), creating a farm of accounts that merit each other and/or participate in the same campaign simultaneously, creating account to try to sell them off later on, etc.
I think another important reason for an alt account is, that not everyone has a secure internet connection everywhere they go. Using an alt account can mainly have security purposes. Would you like to login with your 5 year-old legendary main account from a public wifi via a mobile phone? Sure not. Using a lower ranked alt account, could be a good alternative.
Nevertheless you are right, most spammers/scammers use alt accounts to bypass bans and to enroll in most bounty campaigns as possible.
Some create alt accounts and use it to indicate whether they are in front of their computer, on mobile, or somewhere.
Examples:
Main account: theymos (Alt account: theymos_away)
Main account: LoyceV (Alt account: LoyceMobile)
Examples:
Main account: theymos (Alt account: theymos_away)
Main account: LoyceV (Alt account: LoyceMobile)
It is what I found with forum search. Keywords used are: alt accounts + theymos
Wait me for while.
I don't have a problem with alt accounts as long as they're not used to evade bans. Atlas is not banned.
I don't have a problem with alt accounts as long as they're not used for evading bans. If you're hesitant to say something controversial because you don't want it to be associated with your name, please create an alt account and say it.
Alt accounts are useful in some cases, and they can't be effectively banned anyway. People can always use Tor to evade detection. So banning alt accounts outright would hurt good people more than bad people.
If I happen to see someone abusing alt accounts to break forum rules or scam, I will do something about it.
If I happen to see someone abusing alt accounts to break forum rules or scam, I will do something about it.
Wait me for while.
When I signed in I though it was weird as hell too, and even pondered why KYC was not enforced to delimit the creation of Alt accounts (newbies …).
I have another account that I use to scrape data from the forum. I do not want to use my main account for that, lest it be banned for scraping at some point, thus the Alt account. Generally speaking, people use Alt accounts to:
- Participate in multiple campaigns on the forum. This is allowed, providing you are ethical (i.e. the accounts don’t participate in the same campaing simultaneously, thet don’t merit each other, they don’t create fake conversations amongst themselves, etc.).
- Distinguish when they are using the main account from another one from which they participate in a less demanding manner (i.e. using a phone with fat fingers will normally lead to shorter elaborated posts, and that may differ from the style one wants on his main account).
- Participate in a conversation without unveiling their main account, for fear of retaliation against their main account.
- Try to bypass bans (which they are not allowed to, except for appealing on Meta).
- Etc.
Now obviously people do create multiple accounts for the wrong reasons: trying to scam, bumping services (not really worth it now on the boards where it makes sense), creating a farm of accounts that merit each other and/or participate in the same campaign simultaneously, creating account to try to sell them off later on, etc.
I have another account that I use to scrape data from the forum. I do not want to use my main account for that, lest it be banned for scraping at some point, thus the Alt account. Generally speaking, people use Alt accounts to:
- Participate in multiple campaigns on the forum. This is allowed, providing you are ethical (i.e. the accounts don’t participate in the same campaing simultaneously, thet don’t merit each other, they don’t create fake conversations amongst themselves, etc.).
- Distinguish when they are using the main account from another one from which they participate in a less demanding manner (i.e. using a phone with fat fingers will normally lead to shorter elaborated posts, and that may differ from the style one wants on his main account).
- Participate in a conversation without unveiling their main account, for fear of retaliation against their main account.
- Try to bypass bans (which they are not allowed to, except for appealing on Meta).
- Etc.
Now obviously people do create multiple accounts for the wrong reasons: trying to scam, bumping services (not really worth it now on the boards where it makes sense), creating a farm of accounts that merit each other and/or participate in the same campaign simultaneously, creating account to try to sell them off later on, etc.
There are many reasons people are using multiple accounts.
1. Users suspended because of violating Forum rules. As a result people are creating multiple accounts and run their campaign.
2. People are scared by the strict forum rules and feel vulnerable.
3. It is quite risky to post on site like gambling, giveaway, lottery, micro-earning, ICO and airdrop promotion and other likely scam.
It don't find reason to use multiple account. Posting same message on different sites looks spammy.
Participating same project with multiple times using multiple accounts can be seen as an offense. Do your own judgement by having secondary accounts. There are sophisticated technology already available to find cheaters like ip address checking etc.
Only way to earn more by having more followers not more accounts.
1. Users suspended because of violating Forum rules. As a result people are creating multiple accounts and run their campaign.
2. People are scared by the strict forum rules and feel vulnerable.
3. It is quite risky to post on site like gambling, giveaway, lottery, micro-earning, ICO and airdrop promotion and other likely scam.
It don't find reason to use multiple account. Posting same message on different sites looks spammy.
Participating same project with multiple times using multiple accounts can be seen as an offense. Do your own judgement by having secondary accounts. There are sophisticated technology already available to find cheaters like ip address checking etc.
Only way to earn more by having more followers not more accounts.
Bitcoin and this forum are made with keeping privacy in anonymity in mind. Though the site keeps a log of your IP and can be forced to reveal it when legally asked to, it maintains the privacy in every other circumstances. That's why it doesn't stop multiple accounts as stopping that would risk the privacy.
The reasons why people create multiple ids could range from bounty hunting to having a different approach of thought. Every IDs have their personality and many people loves to have every side of their mind online. Sometimes the multiple IDs could be a work ID and a private ID.
The reasons why people create multiple ids could range from bounty hunting to having a different approach of thought. Every IDs have their personality and many people loves to have every side of their mind online. Sometimes the multiple IDs could be a work ID and a private ID.
Hi everyone!
Like is stated on the title.. I have a few questions about the benefit/allowance of having multi-accounts on the forum, since I saw this is allowed.
What is the purpose of having multiple accounts (alt/alts) on this forum?
And why is this allowed in the first place? I find it kind of weird.. at least.
Like is stated on the title.. I have a few questions about the benefit/allowance of having multi-accounts on the forum, since I saw this is allowed.
What is the purpose of having multiple accounts (alt/alts) on this forum?
And why is this allowed in the first place? I find it kind of weird.. at least.
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